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Justin Madders MP takes Employment Rights brief
Justin Madders has been appointed Shadow Minister for Employment Rights and Protections
New Director of Labour Market Enforcement appointed
Margaret Beels OBE appointed as new Director of Labour Market Enforcement.
Social care plan ‘ignores’ staffing crisis
Social care is haemorraging workers due to poor pay and conditions but the government's new plan to save the sector offers no answers.
Court of Appeal rules govt’s pandemic support discriminated against women
The Court of Appeal says the government indirectly discriminated against women but that discrimination was justified.
Govt isn’t monitoring success of its youth unemployment policy, watchdog says
National Audit Office warned that the data collected by the government is severely lacking because it conducts "relatively little monitoring"
NASUWT calls on HSE to intervene in “unsafe” school working conditions
The NASUWT has asked the HSE to intervene after government advice to teachers appeared to contradict safety regulations.
GPs vote for industrial action in response to growing pressure from govt
GPs vote for industrial action in response to growing pressure from Government
High Court asked to rule on Boris Johnson’s interpretation of workplace bullying
The FDA believes the Prime Minister misinterpreted the ministerial code when he declared that Priti Patel was not guilty of bullying.
Govt urged to pay social care workers winter bonus
There are concerns that without financial incentives, care workers will leave in their droves to take better-paying jobs.
IER announces new Director
Ben Sellers will be taking over the role from Carolyn Jones, who is retiring this year.
‘Gig’ employment has almost tripled in the last five years, research shows
In some sectors, the number of workers in the gig economy has quadrupled since 2016.
Majority of public think ‘gig’ employers should be required to negotiate with trade unions
Most people from all political alliances want to see transformative reform of workers' rights.
